SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER COATED WITH A FILLED, SPIN-COATABLE MATERIAL - This invention is a semiconductor wafer having an active side and a back side opposite the active side, which back side is coated with a filled, spin-coatable coating, wherein the coating comprises a resin and a spherical filler characterized by an average particle diameter of greater than 2 μm and a single peak particle size distribution. In another embodiment the invention is a method for producing a spin-coatable, B-stageable coating with a thixotropic index of 1.2 or less. In a third embodiment the invention is a method for producing a coated semiconductor wafer.

2010-08-05

20100193974

Substrate with Check Mark and Method of Inspecting Position Accuracy of Conductive Glue Dispensed on the Substrate - The invention relates to a substrate with a check mark and a method of inspecting position accuracy of conductive glue dispensed on the substrate. The method is implemented on the substrate having at least one transfer pad and at least one check mark arranged near the border of the transfer pad. After the conductive glue spot is dispensed on the transfer pad, the method includes first capturing an image by a video capturing element, then determining whether the conductive glue spot exist in the image and determining whether the conductive glue spot from the image matches a predetermined standard, if not, generating a report and a warning.

2010-08-05

20100193975

HUMIDIFIER - A humidifier includes a housing and a humidifier module having a first and a second end face and a plurality of replacement members secured at the first and second end faces by a sealing compound, wherein the housing is configured to accommodate the humidifier module, and wherein the humidifier module is retained in the housing in positive engagement with the housing at at least one of the first and the second end face.

2010-08-05

20100193976

WATER MISTER FOR A HUMIDIFIER - A water mister for a humidifier has a hollow base, a control assembly, and a diaphragm connected electrically to the control assembly. The hollow base has a tank formed therein and a heat-dissipating hole formed through the tank. The tank has a bottom and a diaphragm hole. The diaphragm hole is formed through the bottom of the tank. The control assembly has a chip. The chip is water-proof and mounted in the hollow base under and covers the heat-dissipating hole. Therefore, heat of the chip can be dissipated to the water in the tank. Because the water absorbs the heat of the chip, the heat can be dissipated quickly and efficiently.

2010-08-05

20100193977

OZONE WATER PRODUCTION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an ozone water production apparatus capable of producing ozone water with a highly versatile and simpler configuration and further producing ozone water having a higher concentration with decomposition by heat suppressed. O

Advanced Thermoplastics for Orthodontics - An orthodontic archwire comprising a thermoplastic polymer. In some embodiments the thermoplastic polymer is a rigid backbone polymer including at least one of a compatibilizing side group or a solubilizing side group. The thermoplastic polymer may be heat processed to form the orthodontic archwire.

HYPER-FINE CEMENT - The invention relates to a process for producing a hyper-fine cement, in which cement is wet milled in a nonaqueous solvent, if appropriate in the presence of a grinding aid, as a result of which a hyper-fine cement having a particle size D

2010-08-05

20100193983

STRUCTORE OF MOLDING TOOLS, INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE, AND MOLDING METHOD - Provided are a structure of molding tools and an injection molding device that can easily perform molding of an optical element even from a resin of low velocity or the like and can suppress any negative effects by air. The structure of the molding tools includes between the molding tools (

2010-08-05

20100193984

FOAM SHEET-FORMING COMPOSITION, HEAT CONDUCTIVE FOAM SHEET AND PROCESS - A sheet-forming composition is provided which has a construction comprising a combination of a heat-polymerizable binder component containing at least one (meth)acrylic monomer or its partial polymer, a heat conductive filler, a heat polymerization initiator for the binder component and a foaming agent. A process for making a heat conductive foam sheet also is provided.

2010-08-05

20100193985

STEAM ROOM OF FOAMED RESIN MOLDING MACHINE, FOAMED RESIN MOLDING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR MOLDING FOAMED RESIN - The present invention provides a steam room of a foamed resin molding machine that is superior in terms of heat insulation property and durability, a foamed resin molding machine, and a method for molding a foamed resin. At least one of frames, back plates and center plates that together constitute steam rooms of a foamed resin molding machine are made of foamed aluminum. Alternatively, foamed aluminum plates are laminated onto the frames or the back plates are constituted into a sandwiched structure that incorporates interposed foamed aluminum plates, respectively. The foamed aluminum is advantageous in that its high heat insulation property prevents waste in thermal energy of steam, and other merits include reductions in cycle times.

2010-08-05

20100193986

PROCESSING METHOD FOR WASTE RESIDUE PRODUCED BY BURNING AND DESULFURIZING OIL DREGS - A manufacturing method for producing building material is provided. More particularly, a processing method for a waste residue produced by burning and desulfurizing oil dregs in oil refining is provided. The main raw material in the method is waste residue produced by burning and desulfurizing oil dregs, including fly ash and bottom dregs. Dilute sulfuric acid solution is added to the main raw material as the additive. The amount of additive is dependent upon the content of CaO in the main raw material and the concentration of the dilute sulfuric acid solution. The post-reaction materials can be used to produce bricks and brickwork. Therefore, the method provides for recovery of excess process materials, i.e., oil dregs, by utilizing the process materials to form building materials which process material would otherwise be placed in a landfill.

Methods Apparatus for Manufacturing Geometric Multi-Crystalline Cast Materials - Methods are provided for casting one or more of a semi-conductor, an oxide, and an intermetallic material. With such methods, a cast body of a geometrically ordered multi-crystalline form of the one or more of a semiconductor, an oxide, and an intermetallic material may be formed that is free or substantially free of radially-distributed impurities and defects and having at least two dimensions that are each at least about 10 cm.

2010-08-05

20100193990

Method of Moulding Object of Indefinite Length Using an Injection Mould Apparatus - A method of moulding an object of indefinite length. A first portion of molten material is injected into a mould comprising a stationary platen and a moving platen and solidifies to form a first portion of solid material at a first position. The moving platen is moved in a given direction to open the mould and move the material in said given direction to a second position in communication with the mould. The moving platen is then moved in the opposite direction to close the mould. A further portion of molten material is injected into the mould and solidifies to form a further portion of solid material intimately bonded to said first portion. The steps are repeated to form an object comprising the first portion and further portions of material bonded together as a linear array of indefinite length.

LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING LAMINATE - A method of insert molding comprises placing in a first mold a curable rubber composition comprising a reactive species; placing on a surface of the rubber composition a first thermoplastic material in a film or layer comprising a group reactive with the reactive species of the rubber composition; curing the rubber composition in the mold to form a first molded article of cured rubber having a first thermoplastic material layer covalently bonded through reactive of the reactive species and the group; placing the first molded article as an insert into a second mold, the cured rubber contacting an inside surface of the second mold and the thermoplastic layer facing into the second mold cavity; closing the second mold and injecting into the second mold a second thermoplastic material that to form a second molded article comprising the first molded article thermally welded and/or covalently bonded to the second thermoplastic material.

2010-08-05

20100193993

METHOD OF MAKING A SECONDARY IMPRINT ON AN IMPRINTED POLYMER - There is disclosed a method of making an imprint on a polymer structure comprising the step of pressing a mold having a defined surface pattern against the surface of a primary imprint of a polymer structure to form a secondary imprint thereon.

2010-08-05

20100193994

IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUS - An imprint lithography method is provided. The method includes undertaking first and second imprints, which comprises for each imprint: for an area of a substrate provided with a plurality of drops of imprintable medium in respectively first and second configurations, imprinting a pattern in the imprintable medium using a same imprint template, pockets being formed between the drops of the imprintable medium, the imprint template and the substrate during the imprinting of the pattern, wherein the first configuration of drops of imprintable medium is different from the second configuration of drops of imprintable medium, such that pockets formed during the second imprint are formed at different locations relative to the imprint template to pockets formed during the first imprint.

2010-08-05

20100193995

Form And Process For Casting Concrete Blocks - A form and process for casting concrete blocks, each having at least one side textured. The blocks are cast in cavities which have a resilient insert on at least one side for imparting texture to the blocks. After the cast blocks are cured, the form is inverted and placed on a support surface. At least the side having the resilient insert is moved laterally away from the block and the form is lifted to leave the block on the support surface. The textured side can release from the form despite deep grooves and crevices simulating natural stones.

2010-08-05

20100193996

METHOD OF CASTING AND DEVICES THEREFORE. - Method of casting, comprising the following steps: obtaining a casting substance, submersing of mould parts into said casting substance, filling the said mould with casting substance by joining said parts thereof, retrieving said mould filled with casting substance in joint state, cooling the mould and extracting the cast from the mould. All parts of the mould are fully submersed in a container with the casting substance. All parts of the mould are connected within the submersed position. Connected mould is retrieved from the container with the casting substance. Casting device, realizing said method, comprising container with casting substance, mould comprising of one or more parts, submersing means, parts joining means, retrieving means. Container with casting substance adapted for full submersion and retrieving parts of the mould in connected and disconnected states. Casting device may be realized as conveyor line.

2010-08-05

20100193997

METHOD OF MAKING A MOLD AND MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention is directed to a method of forming a mold for use in making molded articles having a plurality of microprojections. Additionally, the present invention provides a method of forming a molded article having a plurality of microprojections. In one aspect, a mold workpiece is provided, a tool having a tip with a shape corresponding to the microprojection, wherein the hardness of the tool is greater than that of the mold workpiece, is pressed into the mold workpiece and removed, thereby creating a mold with a microprojection cavity suitable for use in making the molded article.

2010-08-05

20100193998

INORGANIC IONIC SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - A support material for use with a digital manufacturing system, the support material comprising at least one inorganic ionic compound and is configured to be deposited with the digital manufacturing system using a layer-based additive technique to form a support structure for supporting at least one overhanging region of a three-dimensional model built with the digital manufacturing system.

2010-08-05

20100193999

ELECTROSPINNING OF PTFE WITH HIGH VISCOSITY MATERIALS - An improved process for forming a PTFE mat is described. The process includes providing a dispersion with PTFE, a fiberizing polymer and a solvent wherein said dispersion has a viscosity of at least 50,000 cP. An apparatus is provided which comprises a charge source and a target a distance from the charge source. A voltage source is provided which creates a first charge at the charge source and an opposing charge at the target. The dispersion is electrostatically charged by contact with the charge source. The electrostatically charged dispersion is collected on the target to form a mat precursor which is heated to remove the solvent and the fiberizing polymer thereby forming the PTFE mat.

DIE FOR MOLDING OF A CUFF ON A PLASTIC TUBE - A die for molding a cuff on a plastic tube, including an upper shell and a lower shell defining a molding cavity between them; each of the shells has an external structure and an internal wall for defining a half of the molding cavity and for defining a hollow space with the external structure. The molding cavity and hollow spaces are separated from each other by internal walls. The die includes openings which are connected with the molding cavity and the hollow spaces respectively.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIRED CERAMIC BODY INCLUDING A METALLIC WIRE INSIDE - A method for manufacturing a fired ceramic body including a metal wire wherein the metal wire is placed in a mold, and then, a ceramic slurry having a heat-gelling characteristic or a thermoset characteristic is poured into the mold. Subsequently, the ceramic slurry is dried and hardened to form a ceramic-compact-before-fired, and then, the ceramic-compact-before-fired is fired. In this firing process, a degreasing of the ceramic compact is firstly performed, and thereafter, a temperature of the ceramic compact is increased up to a second temperature at which the metal wire is softened and the ceramic compact is fired at a second temperature increasing rate. The second temperature increasing rate is set at such a rate that a shrinkage ratio of the ceramic compact when the temperature of the ceramic compact reaches the second temperature is smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold shrinkage ratio.

2010-08-05

20100194004

METHOD OF PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method of producing a honeycomb structure includes producing a honeycomb structure using methyl cellulose as at least part of a binder, the methyl cellulose having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 4,000,000 to 5,000,000, and having an integral molecular weight distribution value of components having a molecular weight of 100,000 or less in the integral molecular weight distribution curve of 15 or less.

2010-08-05

20100194005

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SLABS WITH VEINED EFFECT - During the manufacture of slabs with a veined effect a liquid or powder colouring agent is deposited on the surface of a thin layer of starting mixture by means of at least one dispensing device (40) and the resultant mixture is supplied, falling freely, from one end of an extractor belt (

NOVEL FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR LARGE CAST IRON CASTINGS - An improved filter assembly for molten metal is described. The assembly has a canister with at least one port wherein the port allows filtered molten metal to flow from the canister. A plurality of filter elements is in the canister wherein the filter elements separate a volume of the canister into a primary chamber and a secondary chamber wherein the secondary chamber is in direct flow communication with the port. A ported cover is over the canister wherein the ported cover prohibits unfiltered molten metal from flowing directly into the secondary chamber. The molten metal flows from the primary chamber to the secondary chamber through a filter element.

2010-08-05

20100194008

MICROMECHANICAL SPRING - A micromechanical spring including at least two bar sections which, in the undeflected state of the spring, are oriented substantially parallel to one another or are at an angle of less than 45° with respect to one another, and one or more connecting sections which connect the bar sections to one another, wherein the bar sections can be displaced relative to one another in their longitudinal direction, and wherein the spring has, in the direction of its bar sections, a substantially adjustable, in particular linear force-deflecting behavior.

2010-08-05

20100194009

Substrate holding platen with adjustable shims - A panel platen for holding substrates such as PCBs has an automatic shimming mechanism to provide shims for panels of varying sizes and/or thicknesses. A platen includes a top surface, and a plurality of adjustable shims located below the top surface and around an edge of the platen, wherein the adjustable shims can be raised and lowered to a desired height to compensate for different sizes or thicknesses of substrates. A platen may include a top surface, a plurality of adjustable height pads located around an edge of the top surface, and a motorized control mechanism located below the top surface and configured to raise and lower the plurality of adjustable height pads. A method of automatically shimming different sized substrates on a platen includes providing a plurality of motorized shims under a top surface of the platen, and raising and lowering the motorized shims based on a size or thickness of a substrate.

MATERIAL SHEET HANDLING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHODS - Methods and apparatus provide for delivering a controlled supply of gas to at least one aero-mechanical device to impart a gas flow to suspend a material sheet; preventing lateral movement of the material sheet in at least one direction when suspended; and imparting a stream of water, from a side of the material sheet opposite the at least one aero-mechanical device, to dice the material sheet when suspended.

2010-08-05

20100194012

SUBSTRATE SUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a substrate suction apparatus which has a vacuum suction mechanism and an electrostatic attraction mechanism, and improves planarity of a subject to be processed by improving uniformity in vacuum suction power. A method for manufacturing such substrate suction apparatus is also provided. A substrate suction apparatus (

2010-08-05

20100194013

CNC MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH WORKPIECE TRAVEL - A CNC system including a travelling drive bar assembly for support of material to be processed. A CNC system including a cutting tool operates on a work piece in at least three axes, with a gantry across the machine that a carriage moves along and a tool that moves vertically on the carriage. A drive bar, oriented perpendicularly to the gantry and to a vertical axis, may travel to support and move the workpiece along its line of orientation. The drive bar may include an elongated structural member, two tracks mounted longitudinally to the elongated member on opposite sides of the elongated member, and a rack, adapted to accept a pinion to urge the drive bar to move, also mounted longitudinally to the elongated member. Guide wheels may receive the tracks to support and align the drive bar. Rollers may further support material that is mounted to the drive bar.

2010-08-05

20100194014

Semiconductor Wafer Carrier - A system and a method for protecting semiconductor wafers is disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a carrier with a central region and an exterior region. The exterior region preferably has a thickness that is greater than the central region, to form a cavity in the carrier. An adhesive is preferably placed into the cavity, and a semiconductor wafer is placed onto the adhesive. The edges of the semiconductor wafer are protected by the raised exterior region as well as the displaced adhesive that at least partially fills the area between the semiconductor wafer and the exterior region of the carrier.

2010-08-05

20100194015

CHUCK AND A METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AN OBJECT - A chuck that includes a supporting element that is connected to a closing element. An upper surface of the supporting element includes a chemically etched zone and an un-etched zone. The chemically etched zone includes multiple upper areas that are surrounded by trenches. At least one pressurized gas conduit is formed in the supporting element so as to enable pressurized gas provided to a lower surface of the supporting element to propagate through the trenches. The un-etched zone is shaped in response to a shape of an object to be placed on the supporting element. The un-etched zone reduces pressurized gas leakage from the un-etched zone and the closing element reduces pressurized gas leakage from a lower surface of the supporting element when the object is placed on the chuck in alignment with the un-etched zone and pressurized gas is provided to the chuck.

2010-08-05

20100194016

Versatile cutting board for kitchen use - In various embodiments, a planar cutting board having two different cutting surfaces includes a first portion being made of at least one of wood and bamboo, and a second portion of a man-made material, wherein the first portion having a silicone lattice sheath installed in a planar surface, is fitted at least partially within the second portion such that a first surface of at least one of wood and bamboo is available for use on a first side of the cutting board, and the man-made material is available for use on a second side of the cutting board and having a silicone layer situated in between the two portions.

2010-08-05

20100194017

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a dog-earing arm which folds a corner of a recording medium, and a dog-eared fold reinforcing portion which presses the corner of the recording medium folded by the dog-earing arm and thus reinforces the fold. The image forming apparatus prints an ID at a position that can be visually recognized when the recording medium is folded in the middle, and then fold the recording medium in the middle. Therefore, a print user can be specified without viewing the inside of a printed matter that is folded in the middle. There is an advantage that security can be secured simply without raising the print cost.

2010-08-05

20100194018

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SADDLE FOLDING SPEED CONTROL METHOD FOR SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus includes: a sheet processing apparatus control unit; a folding motor, a rotating direction of which is controlled by the sheet processing apparatus control unit; a low-speed gear train configured to be driven when the folding motor normally rotates; a high-speed gear train configured to be driven when the folding motor reversely rotates; and a saddle-folding driving roller configured to be driven by a gear train selected from the low-speed gear train and the high-speed gear train. When the number of recording media to be saddle-stapled or saddle-folded exceeds predetermined numbers respectively set for the saddle stapling and the saddle folding, the sheet processing apparatus control unit drives the saddle-folding driving roller at low speed. When the number of recording media to be saddle-stapled or saddle-folded does not exceed the predetermined numbers, the sheet processing apparatus control unit drives the saddle-folding driving roller at high speed.

2010-08-05

20100194019

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus of the invention includes a folding mechanism that includes paired folding rollers, presses a sheet to a nip portion of the paired folding rollers from a direction orthogonal to a transport direction, and folds the sheet by rotating the paired folding rollers. Further, there are provided a drive motor capable of making positive rotation and reverse rotation, a variable speed mechanism to convert a rotation force of the drive motor into a rotation output in a single direction and with a low speed or a high speed by changing a rotation direction of the drive motor, a transmission mechanism to transmit the rotation output in the single direction to the paired folding rollers, and a control unit to control the rotation direction of the drive motor and to change the rotation speed of the paired folding rollers.

2010-08-05

20100194020

SHEET CARRYING METHOD FOR SHEET FINISHING DEVICE - A sheet finishing device includes: a housing unit which houses a sheet discharged from an image forming apparatus; a carrying unit which carries the sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus in a direction of the housing unit; a standby unit which is arranged on a carrying path of the carrying unit and temporarily holds the sheet; a finishing unit which is arranged on the carrying path of the carrying unit and performs finishing of the sheet; and a control unit which, when a carrying error in the carrying unit is a first error, controls the carrying unit to stop and responses the first error to the image forming apparatus, and when the carrying error is a second error, controls the carrying unit to continue driving and responses the second error to the image forming apparatus.

2010-08-05

20100194021

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided a sheet inlet, a saddle-stitch compilation tray for aligning and accommodating plural sheets that are input through the sheet inlet, and a rotary cutter unit for cutting a saddle-stitched sheaf of sheets accommodated in the saddle-stitch compilation tray. In the rotary cutter unit, a sheaf of sheets is cut by moving a circular blade in a direction perpendicular to a sheet transport direction of a sheet transport path from one end in the direction perpendicular to the sheet transport direction. Different sheaves of sheets may be cut by a go-movement and a return-movement of the circular blade.

2010-08-05

20100194022

SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS, SHEET FINISHING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet finishing apparatus includes: a conveying roller configured to convey a sheet to a storage tray; a positioning stopper provided in parallel to a conveying path for the sheet; an aligning roller configured to convey the sheet, move the sheet in a lateral direction orthogonal to a direction of the conveyance, and press the sheet against the stopper to laterally align the sheet; and a moving mechanism configured to move the position of the aligning roller in the conveying direction. The sheet finishing apparatus controls the position of the aligning roller according to a size of the sheet.

2010-08-05

20100194023

SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS, SHEET FINISHING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet finishing apparatus includes a bonding unit including a supply section configured to sequentially supply each of binding tapes, at one ends of which an adhesive is applied, to a conveyed sheet and a bonding section configured to bond a surface of the supplied binding tape, on which the adhesive is applied, to an end face of the conveyed sheet.

2010-08-05

20100194024

TRAY, SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SHEET-ALIGNMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a tray includes a take on surface on which a sheet is placed, a projecting portion configured to stick out from the take on surface, and a slip stopper including a sheet-slip stopper portion having a larger frictional coefficient with the sheet than the take on surface has. The slip stopper sticks the sheet-slip stopper portion out from the take on surface when the sheet comes into contact with the projecting portion.

2010-08-05

20100194025

METHOD FOR FEEDING A SHINGLED STACK OF SHEET MATERIAL - A method for feeding a shingled stack of sheet material to a downstream processing device includes the step of identifying a discontinuity in the shingled stack of sheet material wherein the discontinuity has a length dimension from an aft end of a downstream portion of the shingled sheet material to a forward end of an upstream portion of the shingled sheet material. In a next step, the motion of first and second serially arranged conveyors are controlled such that the length dimension of the discontinuity is substantially equal to a prescribed gap of known length dimension. The first conveyor supports the upstream portion of the shingled sheet material and the second conveyor supports the downstream portion of the shingled sheet material. The deck of the first is advanced over the deck of the second conveyor toward the aft end of the downstream portion by the length dimension of the prescribed gap. The upstream portion is then dispensed into shingled engagement with the downstream portion to produce a continuous stack of shingled sheet material.

2010-08-05

20100194026

PAPER JAM REMOVAL MECHANISM FOR SHEET FINISHING PROCESS DEVICE - A sheet finishing process device includes: a housing unit which houses a sheet discharged from an image forming unit; a carrying unit which is driven in a first direction toward the housing unit from the image forming unit or in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and carries the sheet discharged from the image forming unit, and carries the sheet discharged from the image forming unit; a detection unit which detects a paper jam of the sheet in the carrying unit; and a control unit which controls the carrying unit to be driven in the second direction if the detection unit detects the paper jam of the sheet.

2010-08-05

20100194027

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet storage portion, an image forming portion, a sheet ejector, a sheet-reversing unit, first to fourth conveying paths, and a two-sided conveyance unit. The fourth conveying path includes a linear path formed between two conveyance guides constituting the two-sided conveyance unit. The two-sided conveyance unit is supported in a slidable manner along a slider provided to an apparatus main body. One of the two conveyance guides is made of a flat guide plate and is supported in such a manner that it can be opened or closed with respect to the other conveyance guide.

2010-08-05

20100194028

CONTINUOUS FEED REMOTE CONTROL FOR SLOW SPEED PAPER MOTION - Systems and methods are described that facilitate remotely controlling paper feed-forward mechanisms on multiple printers in a continuous feed print line, to reduce operator movement during simplex and/or duplex printing and increase print line throughput. The remote control detects a print line (e.g., by user input, a beacon signal provided by the print line, or by some other means), and retrieves IP addresses for printers in the detected print line. A display is provided by which the user selects an identified printer to control, and by which the user then activates and/or deactivates the feed-forward mechanism on the selected printer. Optionally, the remote control functionality is provided as a software package installed on a personal digital assistant (PDA) or smartphone.

2010-08-05

20100194029

DEVICE FOR HANDLING SHEET MATERIAL - Apparatus for continuous singling of stacks of loose sheet material, in particular bank notes, vouchers, checks, separation cards, etc., includes a singling unit for singling stacks of loose sheet material and a feeding device which transports stacks of loose sheet material to be singled into a position where sheet material of the stack is grasped by the singling unit and transferred to a transport system. The feeding device has a first, substantially single-axis moved feeding element and a second, substantially multi-axis moved feeding element. A container is provided to receive the stack of loose sheet material, the container having a movable platform on which the stack of sheet material rests. The container is received by a container receiving device which has a transport device connected to the platform of the container located in the container receiving device, wherein the platform of the container together with the transport device forms the first feeding element.

2010-08-05

20100194030

DRIVE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND FEEDING APPARATUS - A drive transmission apparatus includes a sun gear driven by a drive source, a planetary gear, a supporting member that supports the planetary gear capable of revolving around the sun gear in a rotatably engaged state with the sun gear, a driven gear that is engaged with the planetary gear when the planetary gear revolves and moves to an engagement position by the rotation of the sun gear in a first direction, and a rotational force providing unit that provides a rotational force to the driven gear to rotate the sun gear in a second direction opposite to the first direction via the planetary gear when the planetary gear is engaged with the driven gear. When the sun gear is rotated in the second direction by the drive source, the rotational force providing unit blocks the revolution of the planetary gear by rotating the planetary gear via the driven gear.

2010-08-05

20100194031

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Even if a sheet surface detection mechanism outputs a signal indicating that an uppermost sheet among blown-up sheets is within a conveyance range, if a trailing edge sheet surface sensor outputs a signal indicating that the uppermost sheet among the blown-up sheets is lower than the conveyance range when the conveyed uppermost sheet passes by the trailing edge sheet surface sensor, a lifting and lowering portion is controlled to lift the tray so that the uppermost sheet is positioned within the conveyance range.

2010-08-05

20100194032

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A FLUFFER PORT IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A fluffer section and method for controlling a fluffer port in an image production device is disclosed. The fluffer section may include a variable port configuration device that contains a plurality of fluffer port configurations, a stepper motor that moves the variable port configuration device, a variable-speed pressure blower that blows air to fluff a media stack, and a fluffer port control unit that receives an input from one or more sensors that sense at least one of media type, media weight, temperature, and humidity, selects a fluffer port configuration from a plurality of fluffer port configurations based on the received sensor input, sends a signal to the stepper motor to move the variable port configuration device to the selected fluffer port configuration, and sends a signal to the variable-speed pressure blower to blow air to fluff a media stack using the selected fluffer port configuration.

DENSITY UNEVENNESS REDUCTION METHOD AND SHEET TRANSPORT MECHANISM - A density unevenness reduction method of a printing apparatus having a sheet transport mechanism which transmits a driving force of a driving device to a roller via a plurality of gears to drive the roller for transporting a sheet, the method includes: assuming one tooth and one turn of each of the gears each to be a simple harmonic oscillation of a single sine wave, and generating a synthesized wave of the sine waves of the gears; and adjusting the module and the number of teeth of each of the gears, thereby dispersing a frequency at which the oscillations of the gears overlap and are amplified in the synthesized wave.

2010-08-05

20100194035

Apparatus For Transitioning Media Sheets In A Printer - A new media path includes a flexible member that cooperates with a control point for smooth transitions of media sheets along the path. The media path includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member having a longitudinal axis and a cross-member axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the elongated member having a first surface that is non-linear in at least one of the longitudinal and cross-member axes, and a bevel on a second surface of the elongated member, the bevel being proximate to the first end of the elongated member at a predetermined distance from the first end.

2010-08-05

20100194036

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus of an intra-body paper discharge type includes: a sheet discharge port for discharging a sheet to an intra-body space; a movable tray on which the sheet discharged from the sheet discharge port can be stacked, the movable tray having a guided section guided when the movable tray moves with respect to the sheet discharge port; and a guide section provided on a sidewall parallel to a sheet discharging direction from the sheet discharge port among sidewalls forming the intra-body space, the guide section being configured to guide the guided section of the movable tray such that the movable tray can move between a receiving position for receiving the sheet discharged from the sheet discharge port and a retracted position for allowing the sheet discharged from the sheet discharge port to drop to a floor surface of the intra-body space.

2010-08-05

20100194037

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet processing apparatus according to the invention includes a conveying portion that conveys a sheet; and an abutment member against which an end of the sheet in a conveying direction abuts, the sheet being conveyed by the conveying portion. Herein, the abutment member is movable so as to change a distance between the abutment member and the conveying portion adjacent to the abutment member based on sheet information about the stiffness of a sheet, when an end of the sheet in the conveying direction is abutted against the abutment member.

2010-08-05

20100194038

Foosball table - The present invention generally relates to a game device. In one aspect, a foosball game apparatus is provided. The foosball game apparatus includes a game body having a playing field, an endwall adjacent each end of the playing field, and a sidewall adjacent each side of the playing field. The foosball apparatus further includes an electronic digital display formed in each end wall for indicating a time period and a score. In another aspect, a method of playing a timed foosball game is provided.

2010-08-05

20100194039

Multipurpose Foam Flooring - A transformative floor mat system that is interactive as a toy and a mat that is safe, fun and creative. In one form, the floor mat has tiles with interlocking structure around the edges of each tile to prove for a secured large surface area. The floor mat also has play pieces that can be removed from within each tiles so that each tile can be connected to one another to form a play figure. The floor mat system could also be configured to form other three-dimensional structures and environments, such as castles, forests, and beaches.

2010-08-05

20100194040

DISSECTION PUZZLE - A dissection puzzle comprising a set of pieces, each piece in the set having an obverse face and a reverse face and a plurality of straight edges about said faces, and wherein said set of pieces may be formed into an assembled puzzle of straight-sided geometric shape by arranging the pieces in edge-to-edge abutting relationship, the form of the pieces being selected such that the area of each piece is selected from a set areas of different rational ratios to the area of the assembled puzzle and characterised in that: the obverse face and the reverse face of each piece include markings selected from a predetermined set of markings such that when arranged to form the assembled puzzle and viewed from one side, each edge of each piece adjacent another piece is adjacent a piece having a different marking.

2010-08-05

20100194041

Double-Sided Jigsaw Puzzle and Method of Making The Same - A double-sided transparent plastic tessellated jigsaw puzzle and a method of making the same are disclosed. The puzzle is formed of a pair of clear acrylic 4′×8′ sheets having a thickness of about 0.060 inches. Images are printed on one side of each sheet and the sheets are laminated together with a pressure-sensitive film with the images in confronting relation. After rolling out air bubbles, the laminated sheet is laser cut to form a plurality of puzzles having a plurality of tessellations. The tessellations are formed as symmetrical or asymmetrical, identically shaped pieces that can be located in the puzzle in several different ways such that the images are the only guide to solution of the puzzle.

2010-08-05

20100194042

HELMET-SHAPE JIGSAW PUZZLE - A jigsaw puzzle is provided with a plurality of inner puzzle pieces defining a complete inner puzzle depicting a preselected object, and a plurality of outer puzzle pieces defining a complete outer puzzle depicting a frame around an opening having the shape of the preselected object. In another aspect of the jigsaw puzzle, the plurality of inner puzzle pieces collectively form a first image on a front face and the plurality of outer puzzle pieces collective form a frame image on a front face, while the inner and outer puzzle pieces collectively form a second image on a back face of the puzzle pieces.

2010-08-05

20100194043

THE THREE DIMENSIONAL JIGSAW - The three-dimensional jigsaw is a toy made up of several spherical surfaces, preferably 4 spherical surfaces of different diameters, which are situated one inside the other and made up of individual elements, which are mutually joined in such a way that they form an individual spherical surface. The toy's final shape is achieved by joining the housing (

2010-08-05

20100194044

Gaming apparatus & method - A method of playing a game of chance by a player including the steps of: (a) providing a set of game matrices to each player, each matrix within a set being associated with a particular game in a series of games; (b) assigning a pari-mutual number sequence to each set of game matrices; (c) playing each game within the series of games; (d) allocating a respective number drawn during each game of the series to a respective position within a resulting pari-mutual number sequence; and (e) comparing each assigned pari-mutual number sequence to the resulting pari-mutual number sequence; and (f) identifying at least one assigned pari-mutual number sequence that most closely matches the resulting pari-mutual number sequence.

2010-08-05

20100194045

Multi-game deck of playing cards - Each of fifty-two playing cards has upper and lower portions when the card is in a selected orientation. Each card has a first face side with two numbers visible on its upper portion and the same two numbers visible on its lower portion. The two numbers are vertically oriented with respect to one another, are arranged in an identical order on the card's upper and lower portions, and are right side up on the card's upper portion and upside down on the card's lower portion. Each the two numbers is between 1 and 13, and is red or black.

2010-08-05

20100194046

CARD GAME METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING THE SAME - A method of playing a poker-style game, the method including (a) dealing an initial player hand to a player and an initial dealer hand to a dealer, the initial dealer hand being dealt face up, (b) dealing at least one community card face up, (c) determining a player hand ranking by forming a best player hand as a subset of the initial player hand and the at least one community card, (d) determining a dealer hand ranking by forming a best dealer hand as a subset of the initial dealer hand and the at least one community card, (f) comparing the player hand ranking to the to the dealer hand ranking to determine a winner.

2010-08-05

20100194047

Weighted bag toss game - A method of playing a scoring bag tossing game that utilizes a plurality of geometrically shaped appendages arranged in a unique array across and extending outward from a scoring board. The scoring of the game being gauged upon the skill of difficulty in tossing a scoring bag onto a designated geometrically-shaped appendage or through an appropriately sized aperture. The tossing game is designed for two, three, four, five or six players; with varying numbers of players and teams of the same or different numbers of players, all playing against one another. The game can be played with one or more scoring boards and has differing rules creating varying levels of difficulty of play.

2010-08-05

20100194048

ADJUSTABLE TARGET STAND - A target stand providing improved adjustability is provided. The target stand is suitable for use in reality-based training methods and may advantageously position a target holder in realistic settings for an improved training experience. The target stand has at least one target holder for securing at least one of a target and/or target trap, may be height adjustable, may support the target holder on flat and non-flat surfaces, and may allow for adjustment of the target holder in at least two axes of rotation.

2010-08-05

20100194049

MULTI-ELASTOMER SEAL - A system, in certain embodiments has, a fluid seal having a seal body, including a seal interface having one or more engagement portions, a first elastomer portion disposed along the seal interface, and a second elastomer portion disposed along the seal interface, wherein the first and second elastomers have material properties that are different from one another.

2010-08-05

20100194050

Article based on a composition containing a crosslinked blend of elastomers - Article based on an elastomeric composition (C) comprising a crosslinked blend (B) of at least: (1) one substantially saturated synthetic elastomer; and (2) a copolymer containing repeating units derived from at least one conjugated diene and at least one α,β-unsaturated nitrile, the article having been subjected to a surface halogenation treatment.

Pressure Balanced Shaft Seal Assembly - A pressure balanced shaft seal assembly that allows a seal to dynamically respond to angular or radial misalignment of a shaft is disclosed. The pressure balanced shaft seal assembly includes a fixed stator, a floating stator, and a labyrinth seal. In one embodiment, the floating stator and labyrinth seal are mounted within an annular groove formed in the fixed stator such that the floating stator and labyrinth seal may move a predetermined amount in the radial direction with respect to the fixed stator. A spherical interface between the labyrinth seal and floating stator may allow the labyrinth seal to pivot with respect to the floating stator during angular misalignment of a shaft around which the pressure balanced shaft seal assembly is mounted. A pressure balancing annular channel formed in the floating stator allows pressurized seal fluid to balance the axial pressure exerted on the floating stator by the process fluid.

2010-08-05

20100194053

GASKET AND PACKING PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR TRUNNION/SHAFT - A gasket and packing panel assembly comprises a packing panel that forms a stuffing box about a trunnion/shaft. A backing ring about the trunnion/shaft is connected to the packing panel and moves in an axial direction relative to the trunnion/shaft, reducing an axial dimension of the stuffing box. A gasket is located in the stuffing box. The gasket comprises a resilient body from which at least one lip seal projects towards the trunnion/shaft. The lip seal contacts the trunnion/shaft when the backing ring applies a pressure on the gasket. A gasket for use as a seal inside the stuffing box is also provided.

2010-08-05

20100194054

SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device having a dust filter, in which sliding torque due to the dust filter is reduced with dust sealing performance of the dust filter maintained at a high level. The sealing device is provided with a seal lip (

2010-08-05

20100194055

HERMETIC SEALING DEVICE - [Configuration] In a hermetic sealing device provided with a thread on an atmosphere side sliding surface of a sealing lip that is in sliding contact with a rotating shaft, the atmosphere side sliding surface of the sealing lip is formed into a large curve that passes a sealing lip tip and recedes from a surface of a component with which the lip is in sliding contact towards the atmosphere side. A thread with a triangular cross-section is formed connecting the lip tip to a projecting section of a predetermined height formed at a required position distant from the lip tip. A ridge line of a thread peak of the thread is formed linearly. A thread is formed on the atmosphere side sliding surface, configured such that the height of the thread peak gradually increases away from the lip tip.

2010-08-05

20100194056

Disk brake - A disk brake including: a brake pad; a piston; a cylinder bore; an annular sealing groove formed on the cylinder bore; and a rectangular piston seal fitted into the sealing groove sealing between the piston and the cylinder bore, wherein the sealing groove includes: a bottom surface portion inclined as the sealing groove expands its diameter; a lateral surface portion that extends from one end of the bottom surface portion, the one end being a side where the sealing groove has the maximum diameter; and a chamfered portion, and wherein an inclined angle of the bottom surface portion is 2 to 8 degrees, an angle between the bottom surface portion and the lateral surface portion is 82 to 89 degrees, and with the piston installed into the cylinder bore, the piston seal abuts against the bottom surface portion and the lateral surface portion of the sealing groove.

2010-08-05

20100194057

ROCK BIT HAVING A SEAL GLAND WITH A CONICAL SEALING SURFACE - A sealing system is provided for a drill bit including a bit head and a rotating bit cone. The sealing system includes a seal gland and a seal retained within the seal gland. The seal gland is defined by a radial cone surface and is further defined by a head sealing surface and an opposed cone sealing surface. At least one of the head sealing surface and opposed cone sealing surface is not cylindrical (i.e., the surface is conical and not parallel to an axis of rotation for the cone). Additionally, the radial cone surface may be conical (i.e., the surface does not extend perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cone). The seal is radially compressed between the head sealing surface and the opposed cone sealing surface. The use of one or more conical surfaces in the gland is provided to bias the compressed seal into a preferred dynamic sealing zone.

METAL FIXTURE FOR DUST COVER - To eliminate pins for specifying a vertical position of a metal fixture from a dust cover forming mold to suppress variation in product shape caused by wear of the pins, the ring-shaped metal fixture (

2010-08-05

20100194060

UNIVERSAL CLOSURE AND METHOD OF LUBRICATION - A seal assembly includes a first seal and a second seal and positioned in the first end element. The second seal can include at least one longitudinal groove therein and have members connected thereto. A stopper member is coaxially positionable within the second seal and the first seal and a lubricant can be positioned between the stopper member and the second seal. The seal assembly can also be integrated with a capsule for removable insertion within a tubular member.

2010-08-05

20100194061

Head Used For Attracting a Workpiece - A workpiece vacuum chuck head, which serves to vacuum-chuck a light, minute workpiece and to release and place the vacuum-chucked workpiece on a workpiece placement surface, includes a base section, a workpiece vacuum chuck section, and a follower mechanism section for connecting together the base section and the workpiece vacuum chuck section. These sections form an integral structure. The base section has an attachment surface for attaching the workpiece vacuum chuck head to a head drive mechanism. The workpiece vacuum chuck section has a workpiece vacuum chuck surface and a negative-pressure chamber, which opens at the workpiece vacuum chuck surface via a suction hole. The follower mechanism section has a structure that is easily elastically deformable, and is appropriately deformed in a three-dimensional space so as to cause the workpiece vacuum chuck surface to follow an inclination of the workpiece placement surface.

2010-08-05

20100194062

Composite Ice Blade - A composite ice blade may have a metal ice edge bonded to a metal foil. The metal foil may be bonded to a plastic core to form a composite sandwich having a center plastic core and metal sides. The ice edge may be bonded to the foil by welding or brazing, then formed into shape to accept the plastic core. The plastic core may be injection molded directly into the formed metal structure, or bonded to the metal components in a secondary operation.

2010-08-05

20100194063

WORK PLACE AND STORAGE APPARATUS - A storage and work place apparatus used in conjunction with a wheelbarrow or similar item. The apparatus includes a housing having a bottom portion and a side portion extending outwardly to form an open chamber the bottom portion is intended to a lie atop a wheelbarrow a cover is used in conjunction with the open chamber and is hingedly or slidingly attached to the housing in order to extend laterally from the housing. At least a first leg attainably connects to the housing and extends outwardly to contact a ground surface adjacent the wheel barrow. At least a second leg is rotatable attached to the cover and also extends outwardly therefrom to support the cover above the ground surface when the leg contacts the ground surface.

2010-08-05

20100194064

UTILITY CART ASSEMBLY - A utility cart assembly comprises a shopping cart, a storage unit, and at least one coupling strap. The shopping cart includes a basket and wheels positioned below the basket. The storage unit is coupled to and extends substantially entirely outside the basket. The storage unit defines a first panel positioned adjacent the basket, a second panel opposite the first panel, and a compartment defined between the first panel and the second panel. The second panel defines an opening and the compartment is accessible through the opening. The at least one coupling strap facilitates coupling of the storage unit to the basket. The storage unit is configured to customize the shopping cart for non-consumer use within a retail store. Other product, cards, assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed.

2010-08-05

20100194065

STROLLER PART ASSEMBLY FOR A REVERSIBLE HANDLE STROLLER - A stroller part assembly includes: a seat support frame; an armrest secured to the seat support frame and defining an inner space; a handle pivoted to the seat support frame so as to be rotatable about an axis relative to the seat support frame; and a lock mechanism including first and second interlocking members disposed in the inner space and secured to the armrest, and a third interlocking member mounted movably on the handle and engageable with the first and second interlocking members.

2010-08-05

20100194066

Extendable wheel barrow handle adapters - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an adapter that fits over a wheel barrow handle that is extendable. By way of this extension, the height of a handle portion of the adapter may be changed so as to change the effective height of the wheel barrow handle. In this way, a user of the wheel barrow can lift the wheel barrow from a more comfortable height.

VEHICLE WITH IMPROVED INTEGRATED STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A three wheeled vehicle that has an improved dual front wheel integrated steering and suspension system that allows the vehicle to be maneuvered by a combination of arm and leg steering movements coupled with front end leaning that shifts the center of mass of the vehicle down and toward the inside wheel. This transfer of mass counteracts a conventional cornering vehicle's tendency to fling its mass to the outside wheel and lift the inner wheel off the ground as well as changing the angle of the line of force exerted through the tires, and enhancing the vehicles's grip on the ground. The vehicle has a reduced amount of sliding and potential of flipping when turning sharply. The steering system is compatible with traditional ACKERMAN steering geometry wherein the inner wheel turns in a smaller diameter circle than the outer wheel.

2010-08-05

20100194069

VEHICLE OPERATION ASSEMBLY - A vehicle operation assembly comprising: stairs including a step; and a vehicle operation system positioned behind the stairs such that the step of the stairs is exposed for use in front of the vehicle operation system, the stairs being adapted to permit access to the vehicle operation system. The vehicle operation system may include a sleeper cab heater, a hydraulic system, a diesel generator, or a fuel supplement system such as a hydrogen generating system.

2010-08-05

20100194070

RUNNING BOARD SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a plurality of doors on one side of the vehicle, a running board system, an actuator, and a control module. The running board system is configured for enabling access to the vehicle and includes a first running board and a second running board. The first running board is configured for enabling access to the vehicle via a front door on the side of the vehicle and the second running board is configured for enabling access to the vehicle via a rear door on the side of the vehicle. Each of the first running board and the second running board is individually deployable upon opening of the front door or the rear door.